Re: Laptop Video Augmentation

From: Mike Brown (mikebNOSPAM_at_NOSPAMassetforwarding.comNOSPAM)
Date: 08/02/04

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    Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:43:10 -0500

    "BW Williams" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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    > Such has also been the case for other newer games that I
    > have installed. I have come to accept some limitations,
    > but some can also be remedied. I am wondering what I can
    > do to fix this. I have already adjusted the swap file size
    > much larger than it was. Now I am looking for a hardware
    > solution. Is there *anything* (a device or card) out there
    > that I can use to improve my hardware performance besides
    > extra RAM or newer drivers? Also, is it typical to find a
    > slot for these video cards inside the case or are they
    > usually soldered/integrated? Thanks for the help in
    > advance.

    There have been fairly recent advancements in notebook computers that now
    use an upgradeable video adapter, but your Tecra uses the same video chipset
    that mine does, and your prospects are not too good. It is indeed soldered
    to the motherboard, and there is no upgrade available. To add more bad
    news, NeoMagic went out of business years ago, and left behind no tech
    support whatsoever, including driver development. To find a driver at all,
    you have to go to 3rd-party sites like DriverGuide. Extra RAM will probably
    not help your game performance much at all. Your best bet, with an older
    notebook computer, is to simply replace it with a newer model. 

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